Stay tuned for posts starting to roll-in over the next few days.

And remember: it is twenty-ten not two-thousand-and-ten!

SPB TV, which usually costs € 14.99, is currently available for € 10.00!

SPB TV is a highly usable IP-TV solution, optimized to run on mobile devices. SPB TV provides users with lots of channels in multiple languages with easy-to-use features and settings. No subscription fee!

Visit SPB TV on the Ovi Store to purchase it at the discounted price.

SPB Brain Evolution, which also costs € 14.99 normally, is available at for a price of just € 5.00!

SPB Brain Evolution is an intellectual software game that helps to train the brain and improve memory, logic, arithmetic, and puzzle-solving skills. The application is a suit of 10 games, which have to be played in sequence: only good results in a game, unlock the next one.

Visit SPB Brain Evolution on Ovi Store to purchase it at the discounted price.

Last week, the Pro Series Golf N-Gage game’s page went offline and the downloads were pulled up from the Showroom leaving all the PSG owners stranded in case they wanted to re-install the game. But golf fans need not worry, as N-Gage is all set to get treated to another round of Golfing action with EA Sports™ Tiger Woods PGA Tour.

Play as Tiger and challenge other leading PGA TOUR pros with the most realistic championship golf experience on mobile! Bringing an unprecedented level of authenticity and game features, this is the must have golf game for both seasoned vets and first time players. Do you have what it takes to become a golfing legend?

Screenshots :

There is not mention of the release date, but the game page going live should hopefully mean the game releases soon.

A little over 2 weeks ago, we brought you news that the first version of the client became available for the N86, E52, E55 etc. This version was responsive and really fast.

The client available for download was v1.05(313) and the size was 637 kB, bigger than today’s update.

Then a little more than a week later, came the v20 firmware update which removed the downloaded & newer version of the Ovi store client (1.05.313) and instead, installed an older version of the client (1.05.272). But this version wasn’t as responsive as the previous (but newer) version and was also buggy. And This means that the team had been working on a different version for the firmware, followed by another version which did not go into the firmware but was released before the firmware.

The firmware update replaced the newer version of the Ovi store client with an older version.

Sometime before or after the v20 update was released, the download for the client was removed from the store. But that didn’t stop the store from prompting the users to download the Ovi store application for a faster browsing experience!

And when you clicked on the link to download the client -

No client for you! Item unavailable. If the item has been removed from the store, why prompt the user to download the client in the first place!

Finally, today Nokia again released the download for the Ovi Store client, which is a version newer than the one released before or the version available in FW v20.

So Nokia released a client for the Ovi store months after the N86 is released. Follows it up with a firmware update replacing the client with an older version of the client. In the meantime, removes the download for the client from the store but still prompts the users to download the client for a faster browsing! Then barely a week after the firmware update, an updated version of the client is released. Great!

All the N series (probably the other S60v3 phones too) have an option to capture 6 shots in sequence without having to press the camera key 6 times.

Today, when I opened the Sequence mode for the first time on my N86, I noticed a flurry of choices. On taking a look at what they did, I realised that Nokia has added the support for Time Lapse Photography on the N86!

Basically, what you have are options to set the camera to capture a shot after every few seconds or minutes. Once set, the camera will keep on capturing an image till the memory runs out! As the N86 has 8GB of mass memory, that means a lot of pictures! You can choose anything from 10 seconds to 30 minutes as the interval between each shot.

I have got to say, Nokia have gone all guns blazing to offer a first class Camera experience with the N86. I showed you a sample of quality of photos shot in Macro Mode on the N86. I have just started with my posts exploring the N86, Keep checking www.oviapplications.com or follow us on twitter @oviapplications to follow our coverage on the N86.

A few days back, we brought you news about the new N86 firmware v20 update which packed in quite a few camera improvements according to the release notes. To check the “Improved Close-up Focus”, I went ahead and shot a few close up mode photos. The results are more than decent to say the least. I, personally, was stunned by the clarity of the shots & the crisp close ups.

You can view the photos below. Click on the images to view the photos on Ovi Share from where you can download the original full size versions.

Open the SW update app on the phone to download the update.

The guys at AAS have already got their hands on the changelog, which looks pretty good if you are a N86 owner.

Camera improvements:

• Improved still image quality
• Improved video quality
• Face detection added
• Red-eye removal added (Nokia note: “this is image processing which removes the red-eye. You need to be in red-eye reduction flash mode for it to be operational. Other flash modes it is disabled as there is a small shot to shot impact due to the extra image processing.”)
• New focus point indication – this shows where in the scene the camera is focussing
• Improved Close-up focus. (Nokia note: “As a result you will find in most situations you can focus much closer than before. The new focus point indication will also help in confirming which part of your subject is used for critical focus checking”)

Significant bug fixes to:

• Web
• Music store client
• RealPlayer
• Ovi Maps (including faster calibration of the digital compass)
• Here and Now
• N-Gage client
• Nokia Messaging

Additional changes & screenshots :

Ovi Contacts is now pre-installed (to the ROM) & the standby plug-in has also been added.

An OVI standby theme has been added. The Ovi Contacts plug-in is available via this theme. To disable the Ovi Contacts plug-in, use the Horizontal icon bar theme.

Face detection feature for Image captures.

My Nokia app has been updated to include a Tips History section.

Ovi Store client has also been included in the update, but it is an older version from the one which became available for download from the store last week. The version included in the firmware is not as responsive and fast as the downloadable version, though sadly, you can’t download the newer version now.

Also, an Ovi splash screen has been added when you start your phone for the first time, followed by a prompt to check for updates.

The guys at AAS are also reporting that Automatic VoIP re-registration has also been added.

After a hard reset, the C: drive showed around 70MB of free space & there was 63MB RAM free.

Although UDP will ensure that your data is intact even after the update, I would recommend you hard reset your phone and start over a fresh. If Music folder icon reverts back to the default folder icon after the update, a hard reset will bring back the Music folder icon.

Bought a new phone which came with Nokia Messaging integrated with the default messaging client for emails? You would have noticed that there is no direct access to Mail for Exchange client on these phones like on the other S60v3 phones. That is because Nokia has integrated the Mail for Exchange client with Nokia Messaging on the new S60v3 FP2 phones like the Nokia E75, Nokia E72, Nokia E55, Nokia E52, Nokia N86 8MP and Nokia 6710 Navigator. Due to this, users could not directly configure a Mail for Exchange profile for Google Contacts & Calendar syncing.

But if you still wish to use Google Sync for contacts & calendar syncing, here is a guide which will let you do so. I have faced a lot of problems with Google Sync whenever I try to use it, Hence I would recommend you back up your contacts & calendar before syncing with google.

Directions -

Start the E-mail setup wizard.

Enter your username followed by “@gmail.edu”. It has to be “.edu” and not “.com” Click OK.

In the next screen, Choose “Corporate” & press Next.

In the next screen, Choose “Mail for Exchange” & press Next.

You will now be required to enter your Google credentials & the server name. In the username, enter your google email id followed by the password. For the Server Name, enter “m.google.com”. Let the Secure login remain at On.

In the next screen, select “Email and data” & press Next.

This stage lets you decide whether you wish to Merge your phone data with google data. Choosing Replace will replace the data on your phone with the data on google.

The wizard will say email is now configured, but the set up isn’t over yet. Open Email settings.

In the settings, Open Mail for Exchange settings.

From the next screen, Open the Mailbox settings.

From the Mailbox settings, edit the “@Gmail.edu” back to “@gmail.com”. Leave the mailbox field blank. The User name will be your google email id & the password is your google password. After changing these settings, press Back.

Now go to the “What to sync” settings, change the “Sync email” setting to NO.

Next, Go to the “Personal Inform. Manag.” settings & from the next screen, Go to the “Applications” settings.

Go to “Calendar” settings, Leave it at “Yes”. The other settings can be according to your choice.

Next up, “Contacts” settings from the “Applications” settings. Leave it at “Yes”. You can choose whether to keep the current items on the phone or replace them with the ones on google.

This is important, Turn OFF the To-do sync. Otherwise, syncing will fail.

That should be it. You should be good to go. You phone contacts & calendar should now be syncing with your google contacts & calendar. There are a lot of settings for you to customize still, Open the settings and except for the settings mentioned above, tinker with the remaining settings according to your wishes.

Although I should warn you again, Google Sync is not perfect. I have only ended up messing my contacts & calendars everytime I used google sync. You can visit the Google Mobile Help forums and check out the problems other users are facing.

(With help from Google Mobile Help forums)

Now, Ovi Maps beta for mobile is also available from the Ovi Store.

Ovi Maps^Beta is compatible with the following Nokia devices:

• Nokia N97
• Nokia N97 mini
• Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition
• Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

To download Ovi Maps beta from the ovi store, visit this link – Download Ovi Maps beta. (Alternatively, you can also download the sis file directly from this link.)